US EditionOntario Calling for More Private Clinics to Handle Hip and Knee Surgeries
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 2 – Ontario will invest $125 million to add 20,000 publicly funded orthopedic surgeries over two years while ensuring no extra fees for faster access, aiming to reduce wait times.
- On July 2, 2025, Ontario's government opened applications for private centres to perform up to 20,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries over two years.
- This follows the Ford government's Bill 60 legislation passed in May 2023, which started a system shift to privatize 50 percent of certain surgical procedures including orthopedic surgeries.
- The plan includes $125 million in public funding to support these surgeries at accredited private centres that must not charge extra fees or prioritize patients based on payment.
- In 2024, Ontario achieved benchmark wait times for 82 percent of hip replacement surgeries, with approximately 139,000 hip and knee procedures performed annually at an average cost of $10,500 each. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, the government’s plan aims to provide more integrated and accessible care for patients.
- The expansion aims to reduce wait times and ease hospital burdens but faces criticism over potential risks to public care and concerns about safety and profiteering in private facilities.
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Ontario to Increase Access to Hip and Knee Surgeries Through Private Clinics
Ontario is investing $125 million to support the completion of up to 20,000 orthopedic procedures at private clinics during the next two years in a bid to reduce surgery wait times. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the expansion will decrease wait times for hip and knee replacements, ensuring that 90 percent of patients in Ontario receive care within the clinically recommended timeframes. “While Ontario has the shortest surgical wait times of a…
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